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Another Cuellar staffer jumps ship

Posted by Andy Gottlieb on May 17, 2024

In the wake of charges against Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), another one of his top staffers has left the office.

Lauren Mueller is now the scheduler for Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.). Mueller had served for just over a year as Cuellar's scheduling and operations director, her first job on the Hill.

The Department of Justice has accused Cuellar of accepting bribes and acting as an unregistered foreign agent. Cuellar allegedly attempted to influence federal policy on behalf of the government of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank.

Cuellar's chief of staff, Jacob Hochberg, departed almost immediately after news broke of the indictment, with other staffers reportedly looking to exit as well.